Razor maintenance device and method of use thereof

ABSTRACT

A razor maintenance device with a container, a dripping holder, olive oil, and a mesh. The dripping holder is disposed above the level of the olive oil in the container, therein allowing a razor that had been soaking in the olive oil to be placed in the dripping holder and subsequently drip dry.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field of the Invention

The disclosure generally relates to razor maintenance devices, and morespecifically to a razor maintenance device with olive oil, a drippingholder, and a removable mesh lining.

2. Description of Related Art

The disclosure relates generally to razor maintenance devices, and thecomponents thereof.

One previous approach to submerge used razor cartridges in a baby ormineral oil, enhanced with fragrances and germicides, and seal thecontainer for transport. A problem with this approach was that, evenwith the sealable top, the contents would not always be fully preventedfrom spreading outside the container.

Another approach was to place a razor inside mineral oil and rapidlymove the razor, thus hopefully removing any water from the razor.Similar to the previously described approach, a problem with thisapproach was that it would sometimes result in a mess of oil.

Another approach was to use a support that contained mineral oil tohouse the razor. The razor was subsequently leaned against the supportto allow the oil to drip from the razor to the container. A problem withthis approach is that oil dripping from the razor may drip into thecontainer or it may drip down the handle of the razor.

Therefore, it is readily apparent that there is a recognizable unmetneed for a razor maintenance device that is easy to use, minimizes thechance of making a mess, prevents corrosion of shaving razors, and iseasy to clean.

SUMMARY

Briefly described, in a preferred embodiment, the present apparatus andmethod overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages and meets therecognized need for such a device by providing an apparatus that is easyto use and clean, does not make a mess, minimizes corrosion of shavingrazors. The razor maintenance device has a container, a dripping holder,oil, and a wire basket. The dripping holder is placed above the oil,thereby allowing a razor that had been in the oil to be dripped dry.

According to its major aspects and broadly stated, the present apparatusin its preferred form is a razor maintenance device, with a containerfilled with oil, and a dripping holder, the dripping holder beinglocated within the container. The container also has a wire basket witha handle, the wire basket also located within the container.

The dripping holder preferably has a plurality of teeth, back supportsand side supports, and empty channels between the teeth and backsupports that allow oil to drip from the razor back into the container.The dripping holder further has neckwalls to provide stability to razorsthat have been placed therein. The dripping holder is preferablyconfigured to be placed in the container such that the dripping holderis not disposed within the oil.

In a preferred method of use, after a razor is utilized, it is dried andthen placed within the oil in the razor maintenance device.Subsequently, the razor is removed and placed in the dripping holderabove the oil in the container. After most of the oil drips off therazor, thus returning to the container, the razor is ready to beutilized again. A wire basket is preferably disposed inside thecontainer to catch any debris and/or whiskers that may become dislodgedfrom the razor. The wire basket may periodically be emptied of debris.

More specifically, the present disclosure of a preferred embodiment is arazor maintenance device that has a container with oil, a drippingholder, and a wire basket. The container has a rim, an outer sidewall,and an inner sidewall. The dripping holder has a body, teeth, backsupports, side supports, channel(s), an underside, an end, sides, and aneck, the neck having neckwalls. The wire basket has a handle, a bottom,a mesh-siding, and a top.

The neckwalls protrude from the neck to provide a razor stability as therazor is placed between the neckwalls in the dripping holder. The sidesupports provide the head of the razor similar stability.

The teeth and back supports protrude from the end, and the side supportsprotrude from the sides. The channels are vacant areas between the teethand/or the back supports that allow the razor to drip-dry of oil.Depending on the orientation of the dripping holder, in use, after therazor is removed from the olive oil, the head of the razor is preferablydisposed on the teeth of dripping holder. The dripping holder preferablyhas two side supports and three smaller teeth that are disposedapproximately evenly between two larger back supports, thus creatingfour channels. Alternatively, the dripping holder may have two sidesupports and five smaller teeth that are disposed approximately evenlybetween two larger back supports, thus creating six channels. However,it will be recognized that variations of this arrangement may stillprovide the same or similar functionality.

The wire basket is preferably placed within the container, themesh-siding of the wire basket being disposed near the inner side wallof the container. The oil level is preferably disposed below the top ofthe wire basket and above the head of the razor, when the razor isplaced within the oil.

The razor is placed within the dripping holder, and the dripping holderis preferably placed within the container, wherein the contact betweenthe dripping holder's sides and the container's inner sidewall preventthe dripping holder from falling in the olive oil. In an alternatedisposition, the dripping holder is placed on the container, wherein thedripping holder's underside rests on the top of the container.

In use, the method of using the razor maintenance device involvesplacing oil, preferably olive oil, in the container of the razormaintenance device. After the razor is utilized, the razor is preferablydried then placed in the oil. Subsequently the razor is removed from theoil and placed in the dripping holder, which is preferably placed insidethe container or above the container. The razor is removed from thedripping holder, and subsequently utilized. While the razor is removedfrom the container, the wire basket is removed so that the debris can beremoved, preferably by a user grabbing the handle, removing the wirebasket, and dumping the debris in the trash.

Accordingly, a feature and advantage of the razor maintenance device isprotecting against corrosion of razor blades.

Another feature and advantage of the razor maintenance device is that itallows razors to naturally dry before use.

Still another feature and advantage of the razor maintenance device isthat it can be refilled with easy to find products.

Yet another feature and advantage of the razor maintenance device isthat it can be easily cleaned.

These and other features and advantages of the razor maintenance devicewill become more apparent to one skilled in the art from the followingSummary, Brief Description of the Drawings, Detailed Description, andClaims when read in light of the accompanying Detailed Drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present razor maintenance device will be better understood byreading the Detailed Description of the Embodiments with reference tothe accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, andin which like reference numerals denote similar structure and refer tolike elements throughout, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a razormaintenance device;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the dripping holder of the razormaintenance device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the razor maintenance device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the razor maintenance device ofFIG. 1, with a razor submerged in olive oil;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view of the razor maintenance device ofFIG. 1, with a razor resting in the dripping holder above the olive oil;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternate disposition of the razormaintenance device of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a flow chart depicting how the razor maintenance device ofFIG. 1 is preferably utilized.

It is to be noted that the drawings presented are intended solely forthe purpose of illustration and that they are, therefore, neitherdesired nor intended to limit the disclosure to any or all of the exactdetails of construction shown, except insofar as they may be deemedessential to the claimed invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In describing the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, asillustrated in FIGS. 1-7, specific terminology is employed for the sakeof clarity. The present disclosure, however, is not intended to belimited to the specific terminology so selected, and it is to beunderstood that each specific element includes all technical equivalentsthat operate in a similar manner to accomplish similar functions.Embodiments of the claims may, however, be embodied in many differentforms and should not be construed to be limited to the embodiments setforth herein. The examples set forth herein are non-limiting examples,and are merely examples among other possible examples.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-7, by way of example, and not limitation, thereis illustrated an example embodiment razor maintenance device 100,wherein razor maintenance device 100 comprises olive oil O, container120, dripping holder 200, and wire basket 300. Container 120 comprisesrim 130, outer sidewall 140, and inner sidewall 150. Dripping holder 200comprises body 220, teeth 230, back supports 240, side supports 250,channel 260, underside 270, end 280, sides 290, and neck 210, whereinneck 210 comprises neckwalls 215. Wire basket 300 comprises handle 310,bottom 320, mesh-siding 330, top 340, and second hook 350. It will berecognized that second hook 350 is optional and thus need not beincluded in every embodiment of wire basket 300

Neckwalls 215 protrude from neck 210 to provide razor R stability asrazor R rests between neckwalls 215 (best shown in FIG. 1). Similarly,side supports 250 provide razor-head RH stability as razor-head RH restsbetween side supports 250 (best shown in FIGS. 2 and 5).

Turning now more particularly to FIG. 2, teeth 230 and back supports 240are disposed protruding from end 280, and side supports 250 are disposedprotruding from sides 290. Channels 260 are vacant areas between teeth230 that allow olive oil O to exit dripping holder 200. Depending on theorientation of dripping holder 200, in use, after razor R is removedfrom olive oil O, razor-head RH of razor R is preferably disposed onteeth 230 of dripping holder 200 (best shown in FIG. 5). Dripping holder200 preferably comprises two side supports 250 and three smaller teeth230 that are disposed approximately evenly between two larger backsupports 240, thus creating four channels 260 (best shown in FIG. 2). Inan alternate embodiment (not shown), dripping holder 200 comprises twoside supports 250 and five smaller teeth 230 that are disposedapproximately evenly between two larger back supports 240, thus creatingsix channels 260. However, it will be recognized that variations of thisarrangement may still provide the same or similar functionality.

Turning now to FIG. 3, wire basket 300 is preferably disposed withincontainer 120, wherein mesh-siding 330 is disposed proximate to innerside wall 150 of container 120. Turning now to FIG. 4, olive oil levelOL is preferably disposed below top 340 of wire basket 300, and aboverazor-head RH when razor R is placed within olive oil O.

Turning now to FIG. 5, when razor R is placed within dripping holder200, dripping holder 200 is preferably placed within container 120,wherein the contact between sides 290 of dripping holder 200 and innersidewall 150 of container 120 prevent dripping holder 200 fromcontacting olive oil O. In an alternate disposition, turning now to FIG.6, dripping holder 200 is disposed on container 120, wherein underside270 of dripping holder 200 rests on container 120.

It will be recognized by those skilled in the art that dripping holder200 may be disposed in any position that is preferably not in contactwith olive oil O, but still allows olive oil O and debris D, to fallinto container 120.

Turning now to FIG. 7, method of using razor maintenance device 700comprises placing olive oil O in razor maintenance device 100 via step710. After razor R is utilized, razor R is preferably dried then placedin olive oil O via step 720 (best shown in FIG. 4). Subsequently razor Ris removed from olive oil O and placed in dripping holder 200, which ispreferably disposed inside container 120 (best shown in FIGS. 1 and 5)or above container 120 (best shown in FIG. 6) via step 730. Razor R isremoved from dripping holder 200 via step 740, and subsequentlyutilized, via step 750. While razor R is removed from container 120,wire basket 300 is removed so that debris D can be disposed of via step760, preferably by grabbing handle 310, removing wire basket 300 fromcontainer 120, removing debris D from wire basket 300, and replacingwire basket 300 in container 120.

To dry wire basket 300, wire basket 300 is suspended from container 120via second hook 350, wherein bottom 320 is thus preferably disposedabove oil level OL.

The foregoing description and drawings comprise illustrativeembodiments. Having thus described exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure, it should be noted by those skilled in the art that thewithin disclosures are exemplary only, and that various otheralternatives, adaptations, and modifications may be made within thescope of the present disclosure. Merely listing or numbering the stepsof a method in a certain order does not constitute any limitation on theorder of the steps of that method. Many modifications and otherembodiments of the disclosure will come to mind to one skilled in theart to which this disclosure pertains having the benefit of theteachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associateddrawings. Although specific terms may be employed herein, they are usedin a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not limited to thespecific embodiments illustrated herein, but is limited only by thefollowing claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A razor maintenance device, comprising: acontainer; and a dripping holder, wherein said dripping holder isdisposed within said container.
 2. The razor maintenance device of claim1, said razor maintenance device further comprising: olive oil, whereinsaid olive oil is also disposed within said container.
 3. The razormaintenance device of claim 2, said razor maintenance device furthercomprising: a wire basket, wherein said wire basket is also disposedwithin said container.
 4. The razor maintenance device of claim 3,wherein said dripping holder comprises a plurality of teeth.
 5. Therazor maintenance device of claim 4, wherein said dripping holderfurther comprises at least one back support.
 6. The razor maintenancedevice of claim 5, wherein said dripping holder further comprises atleast one channel, wherein said at least one channel is disposed betweentwo of said plurality of teeth.
 7. The razor maintenance device of claim6, wherein said dripping holder further comprises neckwalls.
 8. Therazor maintenance device of claim 7, wherein said wire basket comprisesa handle.
 9. The razor maintenance device of claim 8, wherein saidcontainer comprises an inner sidewall, and wherein said dripping holderis disposed in contact with said inner sidewall when said drippingholder is disposed within said container.
 10. The razor maintenancedevice of claim 9, wherein said dripping holder further comprises a bodyand side supports, and herein said body, said side supports, said teeth,and said back supports protrude from said body.
 11. A method ofmaintaining a razor, said method comprising the step of: placing therazor in a razor maintenance device, wherein said razor maintenancedevice comprises a container, wherein said container comprises olive oildisposed therein, and wherein the razor is disposed within said oliveoil.
 12. The method of claim 11, said method further comprising thesteps of: removing the razor from said razor maintenance device; andplacing the razor in a dripping holder.
 13. The method of claim 12,wherein said dripping holder comprises three teeth, side supports, andneckwalls.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said razor maintenancedevice further comprises a wire basket disposed therein.
 15. The methodof claim 14, said method further comprising the step of: placing saiddripping holder with the razor in said container, wherein said drippingholder's placement is above said olive oil within said container. 16.The method of claim 15, said method further comprising the steps of:removing the razor from said dripping holder; and utilizing the razor.17. The method of claim 16, said method further comprising the step of:drying the razor before placing in said olive oil.
 18. A razormaintenance device comprising a container, a wire basket, and oil,wherein said wire basket and said oil are disposed within saidcontainer.
 19. The razor maintenance device of claim 18, said razormaintenance device further comprising a dripping device, wherein saiddripping device comprises at least one tooth and at least one backsupport.
 20. The razor maintenance device of claim 19, wherein said oilis olive oil, and wherein said dripping holder further comprises sidesupports and neckwalls.